Man murdered over Rs.50
February 12th, 2012 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabab, Feb 11 (IANS) A fight over Rs.50 proved fatal for a technician who was stabbed to death by a milk dairy owner in the Sahibabad area of Ghaziabad Saturday, ... Read more...
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Ministry withdraws press release about hiked amount to SC victims (Lead)
February 10th, 2012 - 1:26 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Within hours of its release, the Ministry of Social Justice Thursday withdrew a press release from the government's official website about its decision to increase ... Read more...
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NourishCo hopes for Rs.700 crore business
February 10th, 2012 - 1:25 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 9 (IANS) NourishCo Beverages Ltd, an equal joint venture between Tata Beverages and PepsiCo, is looking at a business of Rs.700 crore over the next five years by ... Read more...
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India Factoring and Financial plans Rs.5 bn equity infusion
February 10th, 2012 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 9 (IANS) India Factoring and Financial Solutions, a joint venture between Punjab National Bank (PNB) and Malta-based FIMBank, is planning to receive Rs.5 billion equity infusion from its ... Read more...
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Relief for scheduled caste/tribe victims up 150 percent
February 9th, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has increased the minimum amount payable to the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe victims of atrocities by 150 percent, ... Read more...
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Kannur airport to begin operations in 2015
February 7th, 2012 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 7 (IANS) Kerala's fourth international airport at Kannur would begin operations in 2015, K.Babu, the state's minister in charge of the airport, said Tuesday.Babu told reporters here that ... Read more...
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Financial benefits for labourers in Delhi hiked
February 7th, 2012 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Construction workers in Delhi are set to get a hike in their financial benefits as the Delhi government Monday decided to implement the recommendations of ... Read more...
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India-Australia trade to touch Rs.2 lakh crore in three years
February 6th, 2012 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) Australia's bilateral trade with India is set to reach Rs.2 lakh crore ($40 billion) in the next three years, a trade official from that country ... Read more...
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Luxury car makers target India’s small-town boom
February 5th, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 5 (IANS) Car manufacturers are setting their eyes on smaller Indian cities and towns as markets boom for their products, particularly sale of luxury vehicles.And one such city ... Read more...
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Role reversal: Kalandars turn angels for sloth bears (Feature, With Images)
February 5th, 2012 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Feb 5 (IANS) "Rani was ours", says Aashiq Miyan, fondly looking at the sloth bear. But there is no remorse in the voice of this former 'kalandar' or bear ... Read more...
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Power situation to improve from June: Jayalalithaa
February 4th, 2012 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 4 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Saturday said the power shortage in the state would start easing from June this year.Replying to the debate on the ... Read more...
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West Bengal to start golden highway project
February 3rd, 2012 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) In a bid to attract private sector investment in improvement and maintenance of state highways and major roads, the West Bengal cabinet Friday decided to implement ... Read more...
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Two arrested for running job racket
February 2nd, 2012 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Two men who cheated several educated unemployed youths by promising them jobs in multinationals have been arrested, police said Thursday.Lalit Kumar, 59, and Amarjeet Rana, ... Read more...
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Operative parts of apex court’s 2G judgment
February 2nd, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The operative parts of the Supreme Court's decision Thursday in which it cancelled all 122 licences for 2G spectrum (airwaves) allocated to telecom companies in ... Read more...
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More Indians opting for public varsities in US
February 1st, 2012 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) With the rupee depreciating against the dollar and the economy taking a downward swing, more Indians are choosing to study at public universities in the ... Read more...
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Florist gets 10-year jail for raping octogenarian
January 31st, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Law makers must consider re-defining the offence of rape to deal with different categories of accused, a Delhi court said Tuesday while awarding 10 years' ... Read more...
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Communist movement won’t fail in India: Prakash Karat
January 29th, 2012 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 29 (IANS) The Communist movement in India will not fall back despite attacks and conspiracies. Its fight against the social exploitation of Dalits, tribals, the poor and others ... Read more...
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GNLA sets conditions to free abducted engineers
January 28th, 2012 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 28 (IANS) Setting conditions to free two abducted government engineers, the insurgent Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) Saturday demanded a "convincing reply" from the Meghalaya government in seven ... Read more...
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Mahindra and Mahindra receives 5,900 SUV bookings
January 27th, 2012 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 27 (IANS) Automobile major Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M;) Friday said it has received around 5,900-plus bookings for its sports utility vehicle (SUV) XUV500 in just two days after ... Read more...
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Woman posing as PMO official arrested
January 25th, 2012 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) A 51-year-old woman who cheated several people by posing as an Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), landed in the ... Read more...
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Bihar cracks whip again, sacks corrupt official
January 24th, 2012 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 24 (IANS) The Bihar government has fired a transport department official - who was caught accepting a Rs.50,000 bribe and was found to own property worth Rs.80 ... Read more...
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Widows and orphans will be rehabiliated: Kashmir’s woman minister (Interview)
January 22nd, 2012 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 22 (IANS) Officially the figures are 9,000 widows and 25,000 orphans, but activists claim the figures are much higher. Women and children have been among the worst hit ... Read more...
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Over 500 jaywalkers prosecuted in three days
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:10 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Continuing its drive against jaywalkers, Delhi Police Saturday fined 154 people, taking the total number of those prosecuted in the past three days to ... Read more...
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Lokayukta raids continue in Madhya Pradesh
January 19th, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 19 (IANS) Continuing with its raids, the Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta Thursday unearthed Rs.44 lakh cash from one government official and Rs.50 lakh worth ornaments from another official. The ... Read more...
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24 children to get National Bravery Awards
January 18th, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi. Jan 18 (IANS) An 11-year-old boy who saved eight of his school mates from a burning van in Uttar Pradesh, and a 14-year-old girl who rescued her ... Read more...
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Creation of UIDAI number cards halted in Jharkhand
January 16th, 2012 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 16 (IANS) The creation of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) numbers has been halted in Jharkhand's urban areas as the state has crossed the limit set for ... Read more...
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Punjabi filmmakers want to tell realistic stories
January 16th, 2012 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Punjabi film industry is churning out 40-45 films a year and getting recognition too, but it feels the need to make real life ... Read more...
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High Court dismisses Amar Singh’s plea
January 13th, 2012 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday dismissed a plea of Rajya Sabha member and former Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Amar Singh seeking modification in the ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh youth to get Youth Commission
January 13th, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 12 (IANS) On the occasion of Yuva Diwas, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced Thursday that a Youth Commission would be set up and a student ... Read more...
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‘Know your genes to live hale and hearty’
January 11th, 2012 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Knowing genes structure in the body can help in preventing several chronic and lifestyle diseases, claims a Kochi-based organisation which is launching the "first of ... Read more...
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Police nab criminal who fled custody
January 10th, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Jan 10 (IANS) The Ghaziabad police have arrested a wanted criminal who had escaped from police custody when he was brought to attend a court hearing about two month ... Read more...
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Ticket sales begin for Republic Day Parade
January 9th, 2012 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Sale of tickets for the Republic Day Parade and Beating Retreat ceremony in the capital began Monday.While tickets of reserved seats are available at Rs.300 ... Read more...
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Plea on Jamia Milia students union poll withdrawn (Second Lead)
January 9th, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) A former student of Jamia Milia Islamia Monday withdrew from the Delhi High Court a petition seeking quashing of a 2006 decision of the central ... Read more...
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Plea on Jamia Milia students union poll withdrawn (Lead)
January 9th, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) A former student of Jamia Milia Islamia Monday withdrew from the Delhi High Court a petition seeking quashing of a 2006 decision of the central ... Read more...
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South African, woman arrested for drug peddling
January 8th, 2012 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) A South African and a mother of three were arrested in two separate cases of drug peddling and drugs worth around Rs. 50 lakh recovered, ... Read more...
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